West Franklin approves design for new Williamsburg lunch room
West Franklin USD 287 board selects floor plan and building design after ninth architect proposal. Vincent Skidmore of Ottawa to prepare specifications and cost estimates with a target April 15 for state approval. If financing and bids align, construction could begin this summer. Next meeting will decide if Skidmore becomes official architect and review bus bids and district plans.
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Pomona
West Franklin U.S.D. 287
Williamsburg
Vincent Skidmore
Ottawa
James Cain
Cain
Pomona High School
Skidmore
Wall Street stocks rally with Dow up 6.62 points
Wall Street in New York saw stocks rally in heavy trading led by blue chips. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 6.62 to 1,287.23 after two hours while the New York Stock Exchange composite advanced 0.48 to 104.88 as gainers led 9 to 5.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Ottawa man arrested on marijuana and cocaine charges
Gayle D. Page, 26, of 719 West 6th, arrested after a 1:20 a.m. traffic stop on South Locust for suspected drunken driving. Police recovered seven bags of marijuana, an eighth marijuana bag, and six blue packets believed to contain cocaine. Page charged in Municipal Court with DWI and careless driving and jailed awaiting District Court initial appearance. Three other occupants released without charges.
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Ottawa
Gayle D. Page
South Locust
Page
W. 6Th
Department of Public Safety
DPS
James E. Browning
Ottawa Rfd 4
Christopher McKenzie
Pomona
Sharon K. Bayless
Ottawa Rfd
James R. Foster
Bayless
Foster
New international and domestic mail rates set for February
New postal rates take effect February 17. Basic airmail letters rise to 44 cents per half ounce to two ounces, with 38 cent increments for each half ounce to 32 ounces and 39 cents per ounce beyond. Canada Mexico retain 22 cent one ounce First Class rate, surface letters rise to 37 cents, and air postcards adjust to 25 and 33 cents. Aerograms up to 36 cents.
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Canada
Mexico
United States
Columbia
Venezuela
Central America
Caribbean Islands
Bahamas
Bermuda
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Funeral notices and local obituaries in Ottawa region
Obituary notices for Catherine W. Maltsberger 89 of Emerald and Marion David Grewell 68 of Salinas Calif. Also hospital dismissals and sheriff reports include courtroom actions on DWI cases, traffic violations, diversions, and minor accidents with losses and fines. Quoted market quotes conclude the Ottawa Co op listing on Wednesday.
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Catherine W. Maltsberger
Harris
Garnett
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Emerald
Emerald Cemetery
Maltsberger
Waverly Ladies Auxiliary
Commonwealth Post
Paul Maltaberger
Farris-Feuerborn Funeral Home
Marion
Jack D. Grewell
Jack
David Grewell
Salinas
Calif
Ottawa
Carmel Valley Rock and
Sand O
Edna
Robert Grewell
Shirley Smith
Vivian Halleck
Diane Dela Cuesta
Seaside
Joe Grewell
Larry Grewell
Sacramento
Hazel Hartsock
Lorena Rodgers
Goetz Exploited By Pop Culture As T-Shirts and Videos
New York AP reports a Goetz case boom with T shirts and videos, while Goetz pleads innocent on weapons charges. Books and a video draw on the subway vigilante story as publishers and stores gauge public interest and backlash.
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Goetz
New York
Joseph Kelner
Little One Books of
Toronto
Bernhard Goetz
Calvin Frost
Frost
Bill Katz
Little One
Manhattan
Center For the Media Arts
Subway
Center
Jeff Abraham
Ten Apples Contest for Fourth to Eighth Grade Students
Students in grades four through eight will compete in a U S C 200 mathematics contest at Ottawa Middle School starting 8 30 a m Saturday. The 90 minute contest covers computational skills general math with a calculator and story problems. About 25 volunteers will grade tests. Winners receive ribbons and all participants certificates.
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Ottawa Middle School
Kansas State Association of Mathematics Teachers
Ottawa Lions Club Ham and Beans Supper and Local Ads
Community notice listings include a ham and beans supper at Elliott Hall hosted by Ottawa Lions Club on February 9, and multiple local business promos. Price's Appliance announces in-store specials with delivery, Cloud Nine Bridal Shop evenings by appointment, dance event with Sidekicks, plus various sales at The Boutique, Interior Motives, Saddleback Lounge, and more. The fragment also notes a chili supper and carnival at Panoose Elementary, a steak night at Eagles Lodge, and a Swing Shift Band benefit dance with details for entry.
Shoe Pick Up Open In City
G R Shoe Repair in Richmond opens a Ottawa pick up point announced by owner Glenda Poteet. Shoes eligible for repair may be dropped at Mark IV Shoes 212 S Main instead of traveling to Richmond. G R will collect repaired shoes from Mark IV weekly. Poteet cites Charles Welborn of Richmond who retired from general shoe repair last fall and remains an orthopedic shoe technician.
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G&r
Richmond
Ottawa
Glenda Poteet
S. Main
Poteet
Charles Welborn
General Shoe Repair
Welborn
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OHS
Ottawa Township Zoning Board
Ottawa Township
Sand Creek Road
Franklin County Commission
Franklin Township
Lakeland Bluegrass Association
The
Lyndon Heritage Committee
Lyndon High School
Last
Kansas Exit
Lawrence
Nashville
Meriden
Harper
Lebo
Wall Street
Ottawan
Springfield, Mo
the Daily Report
Jo Adkins
Joshua Spratt
Hickory
Sheriff’s News
Richard J. Orndorff
Ottawa Municipal Court
Ottawa University
Jim Coughenour
Wellaville
Coughenour
District Court News
Second Street
Willis W. Gilliland
Red Jacket
Beverly S. Peterson
Willow
Peterson
Lane-Rantoul
Rantoul
Darren L. Kleitz
Fourth
Cedar Streets
Jeronimo D. Godinez
Mariel B. Rossi
Mulberry
Godinez
Wal-Mart
Us-59
William F. Talbot
W. 2Nd
Greenwich Village
Ottawa Lions Club
Elliott Hall
1St Baptist Church
Cloud Nine Bridal Shop
Wetie
White
Price's
Ad Briefs
Drake Jewelry
Panoose
W. 11Th and
Pine St
Eagles Lodge
Main
IND
First National Bank OF Ottawa
Wihala
Dengel & Son
Walt Dangel
Dave Miller
Joe Ferns
Craig Dengel
Bird Legs
Peggy
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